High income vs India: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
High income
0.3%
in 2022
India
40.2%
in 2022
High income rank
38th
India rank
40th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- High income
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 40.2% against 0.3% in High income, a difference of 39.9%.
That makes India's figure about 154.7 times High income's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 38th and India ranks 40th of 39 groups.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 83.5% | 81.2% | India |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 60.8% | 59.6% | India |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 44.6% | 44.1% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, High income or India?
- India, at 40.2% against 0.3% in High income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between High income and India?
- 39.9%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and India?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do High income and India rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- High income ranks 38th and India ranks 40th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The proportion of population at risk of impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $2.15 PPP/day).